Legal News – Newsletter for November 25, 2010

Goa court issues notice to governor’s aide

PANAJI – A local court Wednesday issued notice to Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu’s aide de camp (ADC), who is also a vigilance officer, to appear before it in connection with an alleged land scam.

Judicial Magistrate First Class, Panaji, issued notice to ADC Bosco George.
The notice was issued during the hearing of a petition … Read more : Goa court issues notice to governor’s aide.

Riot panel witness testifies against Teesta Setalvad

AHMEDABAD – A former associate of social activist Teesta Setalvad Wednesday told a panel probing the 2002 Gujarat riots that she fabricated affidavits filed on behalf of the riot victims and tried to mislead courts.

Rais Khan Pathan deposed before the Justices G.T. Nanavati-Akshay Mehta enquiry commission probing the Godhra train carnage and the subsequent [..] Read the original article: here.

Spectrum case is mother of all scams: Apex court

NEW DELHI – Given the enormity of the amount involved, the scandal related to spectrum allocation to mobile companies was the mother of all scams, the Supreme Court said Wednesday.

This scam will put to shame all other scams put together, said the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. Ganguly.
The …. Original source  : Spectrum case is mother of all scams: Apex court.

Shabana willing to bring MPs on board for maternal mortality

NEW DELHI – Actor and social activist Shabana Azmi Wednesday said she is willing to take on the responsibility of getting concerned MPs on board to work on the issue of maternal mortality in India.

“MPs need an emotional trigger to commit themselves to the issue of maternal health. The fact that 60,000 to 80,000 …. Source article  : Shabana willing to bring MPs on board for maternal mortality.

Letter casts aspersions on judges hearing spectrum case

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday revealed that it had received a letter alleging that the bench hearing the case related to allocation of spectrum to mobile companies had been “managed”.

The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. Ganguly’s revelation shocked the people present in the court including Solicitor General … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Letter casts aspersions on judges hearing spectrum case.

Supreme Court reserves order on Swamy’s plea

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its order on Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy’s petition seeking direction to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to grant him sanction to prosecute then telecom minister A. Raja over the scandal involving spectrum allocation to mobile companies.

While reserving the verdict, the apex court bench of Justice G.S. …. Read the original article  : here.

CBI open to filing report in apex court on spectrum probe

NEW DELHI – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was willing to file a status report, as and when required, on its investigations into the scandal involving spectrum allocation to mobile companies.

The investigating agency told the court that it would argue on merit the petition by …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Ordinary policemen deserve basic amenities: Mahasweta Devi

KOLKATA – Magsaysay Award winner Mahasweta Devi Wednesday criticised the West Bengal government for the “injustice” meted out to low-ranking policemen, saying that they deserved basic amenities which, if denied, could lead to a “mutiny”.

“The Marxist-led state government in the last 33 years did not gave anything to the people and the policemen in … Read more : Ordinary policemen deserve basic amenities: Mahasweta Devi.

CBI ready to file report in apex court on spectrum probe

NEW DELHI – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was willing to file a status report on its investigations into the scandal involving spectrum allocation to mobile companies.

The investigating agency said the status report could be filed after every eight weeks till the filing of the … Read more »»».

2G scam: Supreme Court reserves verdict on Swamy’s plea to prosecute Raja

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea seeking a direction to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for grant of sanction to prosecute former Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2G Spectrum case.

A bench of Justices G S Singhvi and … Read more »».